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Fruit Trees
Feed fruit trees for bumper crops later and water well to
prevent fruit drop.
Spray pip and stone fruit with Copper or Fungal spray to prevent
fungus diseases.
Spray citrus with Copper to prevent verrucosis and leaf curl.
Summer prune peach and nectarine trees as soon as fruiting
is complete. This will help prevent the spread of silver leaf
blight and leaf curl.
Flower Garden
Sow seeds of ageratum, alyssum, aster, celosia, cosmos, cyclamen,
gerbera, nasturtium, petunia, phlox, portulaca, rudbeckia,
salpiglossis, sunflowers, verbena, viscaria and zinnia.
Plant seedlings of alyssum, aster, chrysanthemum, cosmos,
dahlia, dianthus, gypsophila, nasturtium, impatiens, marigolds,
petunia, phlox, portulaca, salvia, verbena, viscaria and zinnia.
Roses and perennials can still be planted. Keep new plantings
well watered.
Prune roses lightly and water well in preparation for autumn
flowering. Feed with Rose Fertiliser and spray with Gild or
Super Shield to prevent pests and diseases.
Lift spring flowering bulbs once the leaves have died down
completely and store in a cool dry place.
Mulch garden shrubs with compost to conserve moisture and
so protect roots from hot sun, especially rhododendrons, azaleas
and camellias.
Water each evening or early morning, especially plants in
containers which will dry out quickly in hot or windy weather.
Houseplants and Outdoor Containers
Fill pots with flowering annuals such as petunias, marigolds,
phlox or impatiens.
Keep up watering in warm weather. Installation of a Plassay
watering system saves time and makes watering easy.
Use Crystal Rain to help plants survive infrequent watering
while you`re away on holiday. This can be added without necessarily
repotting the plants.
Lawns
Raise the lawn mower up a level for summer season. The longer
lawn will aid in moisture conservation and helps to keep the
lawn green.
Water in dry weather and apply fast acting lawn food high
in Nitrogen.
Do you have any tips to share. Please let
us know. Email
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Oct | Nov | Dec
Long warmer days will give rapid growth. Keep your garden
well watered. Application of a compost mulch will help retain
soil moisture. Water plants before wilting to reduce stress.
Remember bugs and weeds are also growing flat out.
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Tasks for this month: DECEMBER
Vegetable Garden
Sow seeds directly into the soil: Beans, beetroot, carrots,
parsnip, swedes, turnips, radish, spinach, lettuce, silverbeet
and sweetcorn. Make successive sowings every two weeks.
Plant seedlings of lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower,
spinach, tomato, sweetcorn, beetroot, pumpkin, courgette,
capsicum, eggplant, melon, cucumber and gherkin.
Protect plants from caterpillars with Derris Dust.
If whitefly is a problem, spray with Target.
Courgettes and cucumbers can be protected from powdery mildew
by spraying with Copper or Fungal Spray.
Feed tomatoes at least once a week with a fast acting liquid
feed. Pinch out laterals (side growths) on tall tomato varieties
as they grow and ensure they are well staked.
Apply a mulch of compost around vegetable plants to conserve
soil moisture.
Fruit Trees
Feed fruit trees for bumper crops later and water well to
prevent fruit drop.
Spray pip and stone fruit with Copper or Fungal spray to prevent
fungus diseases.
Spray citrus with Copper to prevent verrucosis and leaf curl.
Summer prune peach and nectarine trees as soon as fruiting
is complete. This will help prevent the spread of silver leaf
blight and leaf curl.
Flower Garden
Sow seeds of ageratum, alyssum, aster, celosia, cosmos, cyclamen,
gerbera, nasturtium, petunia, phlox, portulaca, rudbeckia,
salpiglossis, sunflowers, verbena, viscaria and zinnia.
Plant seedlings of alyssum, aster, chrysanthemum, cosmos,
dahlia, dianthus, gypsophila, nasturtium, impatiens, marigolds,
petunia, phlox, portulaca, salvia, verbena, viscaria and zinnia.
Roses and perennials can still be planted. Keep new plantings
well watered.
Prune roses lightly and water well in preparation for autumn
flowering. Feed with Rose Fertiliser and spray with Gild or
Super Shield to prevent pests and diseases.
Lift spring flowering bulbs once the leaves have died down
completely and store in a cool dry place.
Mulch garden shrubs with compost to conserve moisture and
so protect roots from hot sun, especially rhododendrons, azaleas
and camellias.
Water each evening or early morning, especially plants in
containers which will dry out quickly in hot or windy weather.
Houseplants and Outdoor Containers
Fill pots with flowering annuals such as petunias, marigolds,
phlox or impatiens.
Keep up watering in warm weather. Installation of a Plassay
watering system saves time and makes watering easy.
Use Crystal Rain to help plants survive infrequent watering
while you`re away on holiday. This can be added without necessarily
repotting the plants.
Lawns
Raise the lawn mower up a level for summer season. The longer
lawn will aid in moisture conservation and helps to keep the
lawn green.
Water in dry weather and apply fast acting lawn food high
in Nitrogen.
Do you have any tips to share. Please let
us know. Email
Thanks
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